"It would be great if the phoenix rose from the ashes": Zhulin on Medvedeva's work with Orser and her return to Tutberidze

- How can you comment on the return of Evgenia Medvedeva to Eteri Tutberidze?

- I think this is a thoughtful, to say the least, step on the part of both - Eteri and Zhenya.

It was hard to watch her drop out of figure skating.

Medvedeva is the purest athlete of coach Tutberidze.

Obviously, the latter knows how to find an approach to the Woman and all her subtle matters.

I am very happy with this transition.

- What prompted them to resume cooperation to a greater extent: the situation in which Medvedev found herself, in fact, left in Russia without a coach, or the departure of a number of students from Tutberidze?

- Well, what kind of Skype training was that?

Now is the time of a pandemic, the most difficult period in sports is going on.

I think that if Eteri forgives Zhenya because she left then, and, so to speak, not very beautiful, then it will be good for everyone.

A strong person should forget the bad.

I repeat once again, I will only be glad if they start working together.

- How would you assess the state of Medvedeva in the recent test rentals?

Evgenia was not able to perform perfectly, although you yourself said that her choreography was good.

- When I myself was an older athlete, I began to train twice as much as I needed.

I was running out of strength literally by Tuesday.

Zhenya, of course, does not dare to call her an age-old athlete, but she keeps the weight of a young girl, and she herself is already over 18 years old (in two months she will be 21 years old. -

).

It is already difficult for her to cope with such heavy programs and jumps.

The coach must do it in a very metered and competent manner to the competition.

Medvedeva also needs to study her body herself, in women's single skating this is generally a different story.

- Will her body be ready for stress in the Tutberidze group?

- Zhenya is now in excellent shape, but it seems to me that she just now lacks physical strength.

Maybe she just overworked, wanted the best, but it is no longer possible to ride for three hours a day.

You have to go out and get your load very carefully.

After all, the body is changing, at the age of 12 you can ride like crazy.

It seems to me that Eteri knows Zhenya's body perfectly and will help her to approach training and starts correctly.

- Tutberidze is known for not making discounts and indulgences for her students, and also requires all wards to do the same amount of work.

This attitude was partly the reason for the departure of a number of athletes from her.

Can Medvedev now hope for an individual approach?

- I would really like that.

Zhenya is specifically a student of Eteri, she led her from the age of six and brought her to the top.

Then there was this stupid parting ... I think both had time to think about everything.

It would be great if the phoenix rose from the ashes.

- What are the prospects for Medvedeva in the new season?

- It's very difficult to talk about it, but now, I guess, I can at least see them.

I haven't seen it before.

- What will be the reaction of Brian Orser to the fact that his student went to the former coach?

- He will always have students.

As a coach, he is a typical American product, not a Canadian one.

Rather, he is a friend, companion, can support.

Wife needs something different so that she remembers how Tutberidze knows how to load.

I do not want to say that Eteri drives with a solid whip, she also has a carrot.

My wife now needs to find the right load, while she does something wrong.

- In general, how would you evaluate these two and a half years under the leadership of Orser for Medvedeva?

- I will credit them as minus.